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ELECTION

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2020
Truth and de-Trumpification
Historically, plenty of other countries' transitions from authoritarianism have been characterized by a willingness to leave former power-holders unpunished.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 13, 2020
‘A black eye’: Why U.S. political polling missed the mark. Again.
This year's problems are alarming, both to people inside the industry and to the millions of Americans who follow presidential polls.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2020
Republicans urge Trump to allow Biden briefings as vote challenges sputter
A growing number of Republican senators urged Trump's administration to allow Biden access to presidential daily intelligence briefings.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2020
Suga says he got Biden's backing on Senkakus in first phone talks
Suga congratulated Biden on winning last week's presidential election against incumbent Donald Trump and stressed the importance of the Japan-U.S. security alliance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2020
Biden’s transition teams sideline industries Trump put in charge
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has stocked his transition team with policy experts, academics and former Barack Obama administration officials, a contrast with the industry-friendly figures President Donald Trump placed in government upon winning office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2020
Trump’s election tactics put him in unsavory company
Trump has joined a club of truculent leaders who, regardless of what voters decide, declare themselves the winners of elections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2020
Fighting election results, Trump employs a new weapon: the government
The standoff left the United States in the position of the kind of country whose weak democratic processes it often criticizes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2020
Reality show over as the world gets ready for a new U.S. president
Despite a wish to return to his version of internationalism and traditional alliances, Joe Biden may face many obstacles as he tries to advance his agenda.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2020
China's lesson from the U.S. election? No, thanks.
Beijing has made clear it hopes that a change in the U.S. administration will lead to an improvement in the bilateral relationship.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2020
Boris Johnson has a serious Joe Biden problem on Brexit
Donald Trump's very presence encouraged Johnson's Brexit brinkmanship with Brussels. Britain could threaten to walk away knowing a friendly White House approved.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2020
America’s age of anger is just getting started
There is little respite from clownish demagoguery once a long-standing political order loses credibility and legitimacy among a significantly large proportion of the population.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 11, 2020
Does Trump’s defeat signal the start of populism’s decline?
The economic, social and political grievances that fed populist and xenophobic movements in many countries are still alive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2020
Biden has won, now allies must act
The unmistakable conclusion is that U.S. foreign policy must change. Enduring success demands that a U.S. president see that domestic needs are better met.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2020
America’s dangerous transition
Biden now, like FDR then, must reiterate his message of hope and unity as an antidote to the coronavirus and political division.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2020
Buffeted by Trump, China has little hope for warmer relations with Biden
While many will welcome an expected change in tone, few expect Biden to quickly reverse the confrontational policies his predecessor has put in place.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2020
Trump’s legal blitz isn’t contesting enough votes to win
U.S. President Donald Trump’s hopes of reversing the outcome of the 2020 election in the courts are running into the reality that the numbers just aren’t there in terms of votes he can dispute — at least not yet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2020
Kremlin wants final U.S. election vote count before congratulating anyone
The Kremlin said Monday it would wait for the official results of the U.S. presidential election before commenting on its outcome, and that it had noted incumbent Donald Trump's announcement of legal challenges related to the vote.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
China holds off on sending congratulations to Biden
In 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent congratulations to Trump on Nov. 9, a day after the election.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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